You should make sure the engine is all up to snuff.

Make sure you haven't acquired any roof leaks over the winter. You'll see a visible sign that it's leaking ? staining, wetness or dampness.

Obviously that is the most elementary thing that we've got to make sure we can take for granted on every snap.

It was different. I was sure to notice when Coach Alvarez used to come and sit in on my meeting or when he was in my drills, so I was trying to be a little bit conscientious of that, especially the first two days, trying to let coaches establish how they go about their business. I was just trying to stay at a distance, look around and watch for the first few days.

He was on again tonight. I don't know if he was quite up to snuff because I've been pitching him (a lot), but he threw well again. That's what we needed.

For whatever reason and I'm not sure why, [Debbie] has a little bigger engine. Put it in friendly terms, Amy has a 2-liter and Debbie has a 2.8-liter engine. As a physiologist, I wonder why. The size of muscles is the same, height is the same, and weight is the same. They both have guts. Both want to win. Both try hard. Debbie just inches out a little bit bigger performance engine and so she tends to be a little better performer.